Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Royal Antwerp FC vs AZ, Europe 2019-20 PLAY OFF ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Royal Antwerp FC
1 – 4
Full Time
AZ
Thu 29 Aug 2019 · 17:30 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'
Ivo Rodrigues 26' Y
Dieumerci Mbokani 32' Y
Dieumerci Mbokani 35' R
Y 36' Marco Bizot
Y 40' Myron Boadu
Didier Lamkel Ze 51' Y
Didier Lamkel Ze 74' R
Y 86' Oussama Idrissi
Abdoulaye Seck 90' Y
Y 91' Teun Koopmeiners
Y 97' Owen Wijndal
Y 97' Calvin Stengs
Faris Haroun 97' Y
Sinan Bolat 97' Y
Dylan Batubinsika 101' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Royal Antwerp FC vs AZ — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Tasos Sidiropoulos
  • Referee Polychronis Kostaras
  • Referee Lazaros Dimitriadis
  • Referee Ioannis Papadopoulos

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
Royal Antwerp FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-29 Royal Antwerp FC 1–4 AZ 2019-08-22 AZ 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug AZ H 1–4 L
22 Aug AZ A 1–1 D
18 Aug K. Sint-Truidense VV H 2–0 W
15 Aug FC Viktoria Plzen A 1–2 L
11 Aug Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 1–2 L
08 Aug FC Viktoria Plzen H 1–0 W
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug Royal Antwerp FC A 4–1 W
22 Aug Royal Antwerp FC H 1–1 D
18 Aug FC Groningen H 0–0 D
15 Aug FK Mariupol H 4–0 W
11 Aug RKC Waalwijk A 2–0 W
08 Aug FK Mariupol A 0–0 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Royal Antwerp FC launch into their encounter with AZ.
  • 5' Dieumerci Mbokani has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Netherlands international Thomas Ouwejan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' AZ have won 584 goals from 308 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AZ needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' AZ come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 26' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ivo Rodrigues.
  • 31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 32' It’s a booking for Royal Antwerp FC player. Dieumerci Mbokani gets a Yellow card.
  • 35' Dieumerci Mbokani catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 35.
  • 36' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marco Bizot.
  • 40' It’s a booking for AZ player. Myron Boadu gets a Yellow card.
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. Royal Antwerp FC in their trying to find a way past AZ's compact .
  • 46' Fresh legs for AZ! Albert Gudmundsson comes on to replace Thomas Ouwejan.
  • 51' Didier Lamkel Ze picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 53' Another change for AZ made on 53 minute. Stijn Wuytens leaves to be changed by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 58' It’s high time Arne Slot made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 63' Didier Lamkel Ze needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 67' The whistle greets Jonas Svensson as he departs to be replaced by Ferdy Druijf.
  • 71' A tactical swap from Royal Antwerp FC — Martin Hongla on, Ivo Rodrigues off on 71 minutes.
  • 73' Assisted by Martin Hongla with the perfectly-timed delivery and Didier Lamkel Ze makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 74' Controversy at the stadium! Didier Lamkel Ze argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 79' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Laszlo Boloni will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 80' The whistle greets Lior Refaelov as he departs to be replaced by Dino Arslanagic.
  • 85' With 0 assists to his name this season, Marco Bizot is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AZ.
  • 86' Oussama Idrissi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Goal! Calvin Stengs scores his 32 goal in 308 matches.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Abdoulaye Seck on 90.
  • The points are shared — Royal Antwerp FC 1-4 AZ. Honours even.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laszlo Boloni

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.14 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 AZ xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC27% Draw27% AZ46%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
54%
Draw or AZ
73%
Royal Antwerp FC or AZ
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC19% Draw45% AZ36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 1
9%
0 – 2
8.3%
0 – 0
7.5%
2 – 1
6.2%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
5.3%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 14% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 22% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 15% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.